{"product_id":"9781771647199","title":"Tree Thieves","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“An absorbing true-crime story and a fascinating examination of the deep and troubled relationship between people and forests.”\u003cbr\u003e—Michelle Nijhuis, author of \u003cem\u003eBeloved Beasts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA fast-paced investigation into timber poaching that reveals why stealing trees has become a billion-dollar industry.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeep in the thickets of North America’s most ancient woodland, timber poachers are felling some of the last remaining old-growth on our continent. Redwoods, cedar, and Douglas fir trees are all victims of poaching. Sold on the black market, they end up in our homes as furniture, souvenirs, and firewood. Stealing timber is a lucrative crime, valued at $1 billion annually. One forest in the West experienced so much poaching that it was declared an “epidemic.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarting in northern California, \u003cem\u003eTree Thieves \u003c\/em\u003efollows a group of poachers into the backwoods of the Pacific Northwest, tracking cases of timber poaching from crime to market. In a story rooted in the materials of our everyday life, National Geographic Explorer Lyndsie Bourgon contextualizes poaching as a side effect of unemployment and deep poverty. In her page-turning and compassionate account, Bourgon opens our eyes to why a person might choose to endanger the ancient, wild landscapes we have worked so hard to protect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished in Partnership with the David Suzuki Foundation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lyndsie Bourgon (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Hardback With printed dust jacket","offer_id":49998458847474,"sku":"9781771647199","price":34.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0541\/2713\/2865\/files\/BNCImageAPI_c3adf780-df7f-43a8-aad1-c1215a74e881.jpg?v=1788040537","url":"https:\/\/gatherbookshop.com\/products\/9781771647199","provider":"Gather Books \u0026 Lovely Things","version":"1.0","type":"link"}